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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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